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Marc Jacobs

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My 78 year old grandma wants a necklace to wear to her Red Hat Society events. So, I decided to make her one, since a grandma would love a necklace made by their grand daughter. I haven't beaded since the 7th grade, about 15ish years ago...


The purple beads are some sort of natural gem/mineral/something, and the clear ones are crystals. The red are made of who-knows what.


Now that it's finished I'm wondering if I should just go buy her one. It was much prettier in my mind.


grandmasnecklace002.jpgHere it is. The little drop at the back is to give a dangle at the back of her neck. Her hair is short, naturally.


grandmasnecklace001.jpgHere is a close up. I have some gold seed beads on either side of the crystal beads so it sets them off.


What do we say, give it to her or buy her one?


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I say give it to her.  It looks like it turned out really well.  Besides, I'm sure your grandma would be so happy that you made it for her.

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I say give it to her. It looks from the pic that it turned out pretty.


 



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definitely give it to her, she will love it and i think she will really love the fact that you made it special just for her:) very sweet of you!

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You should totally give it to her.

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Definitely give it to her! She will love it. I made my grandma (same age as yours) a couple bracelets for birthday & christmas gifts and she LOVES them. She shows them off to the ladies in her garden club. I didn't think my beaded bracelets were that great, but in her eyes they are!

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I really like it.  You should give it to her.  I think she will be touched by the thought and the hard work you put into it. Plus now she has a reason to brag about her granddaughter when her friends ask about the beautiful necklace.

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It's very pretty! Definitely give it to her - I'm sure she'll love it!




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very pretty! maybe you could add a large purple pendant? I think it looks good, but if you're worried that could be something easy to add (if you get one that fits over all the beads now, you wouldn't have to redo anything), and it seems older ladies like bigger jewelry

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Don't second-guess yourself. I think it turned out very well. I design jewelry too, and trust me, those kinds of gifts are always welcome. Your grandmother will love it!

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I think you should give it to her...it is very cute and I am sure she will appreciate that you made it!

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I love it! I say you should DEF. give it to her, she's bound to love it.

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